MSI N560GTX-Ti 448 Twin Frozer III PE/OC - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (448 Cores) PCI-E 16X Graphics Card

I bought this card for a new computer to play games but wanted to build cheaply. I didn't succeed at the cheaply part but the computer is fast and should last a few yrs. The N560GTX Ti448 is a fast card for the money enough said. It runs cool under a load. I wish they cost a little less so I could have ordered 2 for SLI.Picked up an Intel I5, 16gb Kingston HyperX ram, SSD HD, Asus Maximus mobo and a Corsair carbide case PC Power and Cooling 750W PSU to finish the build.Everything about the build came out perfect. Case has expanded sides for large fan and cable management so almost nothing to block airflow through case. Everything in box is SATA so small cables. I laugh at old computer with ribbon cables and enough air circulation to float the case due to poor air flow.I can't even hear the new computer running.Amazon is a great site to buy from because of great prices and selection.

I bought this graphics card from MSI, it worked from march of 2011- november of 2011, One of the fans stopped working and it kept over heating, i sent in an rma and they were very helpful, i got the second card and it too did not work i sent in second rma they were helpful then too, rinse and repeat. Three month's later and my 5th RMA graphics card, I got a working one. After i told them to quit sending me refurbished ones.. ohh and they stopped talking to me after second rma.. they didnt respond or call me back not once after second card failure.. they also stopped sending me confirmations that they recieved the card or when they sent out the new card. Well its that time of the year again and omg graphic card issues again.... now my system keeps crashing when im in Rift... Buyer BEWARE Dont buy ANything from MSI.. Horrible customer service. ... I think for the money that you pay for this card and it only worked for 9 months, your being ripped off, did i forget to mention that every time i had to ship the card back I had to pay? $15.00 doesnt sound like much until you have done it 4 times, then it adds up not to mention how much i paid for the Graphics card... I will buy from evga next time, i have heard better things about this brand.I did do some research and found out that if it is an msi built in already card you wont have any issues but if you buy one like i did and install it your self you will have issues with the video Card.I only gave it one star because i could NOT post this with out rating them, I dont think MSI deserves a star....

In general, I really like these 560Ti-448 cardsI'm NOT a fan of the MSI Twin Frozer heat sink design (pun intended).2 Quick points:1) The MSI heatsink design dumps hot air into your case (instead of venting the air out). This is an even bigger problem when you run SLI. I had a MSI Twin Frozer (GTS-250). In single card mode the VGA would top out around 70-76 C. When you added the second card for SLI, the temps jumped on the first card to 99C.2) The fan blades are EXTREMELY FRAGILE. I broke 2 blades off when a loose power connector got sucked into the fan.There are no aftermarket solutions to replace these fans. You have to use an aftermarket heatsink (typically they take up 2-3 slots in your case) and are expensive.So if you insist on buying these cards be prepared for a hotter than necessary case and be careful around the fan blades, you break 'em and the replacement is very expensive.So spend the $20-30 extra and get an EVGA or Galaxy version (or spend the same and get an ASUS) with a different heat sink.

This was also quiet over the load on the benchmark of FF14 and Biohazard5.This item is also popular in Japan.

I originally purchased the card due to micro-stuttering that occurred in my original setup which was two GTX 260 Maxcore 55's in SlI. Microstuttering is a known problem with all SLI and Crossfire setups but tend to be less noticeable in faster/newer cards. Generally, if your multi-GPU setup gets less than 30 fps, the effects of micro-stutter become very noticeable. In my case, I used a single faster GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). I'm still thinking of using a second GPU in SLI, but my system is a few years old and would probably bottleneck it anyway. The card was easily overclockable and stayed relatively cool. As per several reviews, I overclocked the MSI M560-ti 448 from 750MHz to 850MHz without increasing the voltage. Due to crashing while gaming, I had to increase the voltage a bit (25mV) to resolve the crashing problem. The reviews say that way more overclocking is possible, but I'm happy at this speed. Also, the temps stay well below 70 degrees under normal use, i.e. not stress testing. It more than matched the speed of my dual GTX 260 setup and is easily overclocked. Reviews noted that the card could be overclocked to speeds equal to that of a GTX 570 or possibly even a 580. All this while being able to stay relatively cool. A fantastic card and a great buy.